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Kansas City


At a glance
264thof 268 Kansas districts▼ 7
Better than 1% of Kansas districts
2010 N. 59th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
·(913) 551-3200·All Kansas district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 1.5% of districts
43
Schools
21,538
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedSumner Academy of Arts & Science10th of 340 Kansas high schools
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Biggest riser
Stony Point South up 51 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Emerson Elementary 10.3 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
1★
0★
2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Kansas City school list includes 42 schools: 28 elementary, seven middle, six high and one alternative; 41 have reported proficiency results. The clearest overall pattern is a wide gap between one standout school and the group’s generally low results: Sumner Academy of Arts & Science leads the area, while the simple averages across scored schools are 24% in ELA, 18% in math and 16% in science, compared with state rates of 46%, 41% and 38%.

Sumner Academy leads all three subjects, with 76% proficiency in ELA, 69% in math and 50% in science—26, 20 and 7 percentage points above runner-up Frank Rushton Elementary, respectively. Frank Rushton is a strong all-around elementary option in these results, at 50% ELA, 49% math and 43% science; SchoolDigger ranks it 323rd of 657 Kansas elementary schools, in the 51st percentile, with three stars. At the low end, Alfred Fairfax Academy reports 0% proficiency in ELA and math, and Lindbergh Elementary reports 0% in science. SchoolDigger ranks Grant Elementary 655th of 657 Kansas elementary schools and Central Middle last among 368 Kansas middle schools.

Area averages rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by about 1 percentage point each in ELA and math, while state rates rose by 1 point in ELA and 2 in math; science was nearly flat locally as the state rate fell by 3 points. Same-grade figures reinforce Sumner Academy’s lead: its 10th-grade ELA and math results were 77% and 62%, versus state rates of 41% and 37%. Other results can help families compare specific circumstances: Whittier Elementary reports a 96% free/reduced-lunch rate and proficiency above the district in all three subjects; Frank Rushton has a 14.9 student-teacher ratio, while Emerson Elementary has a 10.3 ratio but just 12% science proficiency. These figures offer context, not explanations of school results.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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